| Drake Sather | |
| Birth Date: | 24 May 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale |
| Occupation: | Screenwriter, producer |
| Spouse: | |
| Children: | 4 |
Drake Sather (May 24, 1959 – March 3, 2004) was an American stand-up comedian, television writer, and producer. His credits include the film Zoolander, and the TV series The Dennis Miller Show, Ed, Gary & Mike, The Larry Sanders Show, NewsRadio, Sammy, and Saturday Night Live.
Sather was born in Seattle, Washington, on May 24, 1959.
In 1994, Sather was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on The Larry Sanders Show.[1] Sather wrote for Saturday Night Live[2] during the 1994–1995 season. Sather created the character Derek Zoolander.[3] His last credit was an unsold pilot of a television remake of Mr. Ed, for which he also served as an executive producer.[4]
Sather was married to Krystal Ginger Hendricks from 1989–1990. He and Krystal had one child, Rudy.[5] On July 4, 1991, he married Marnie Stroud.[6] They remained married until his death. He and Marnie had three children: Dallas, Tristan, and Molly.[7]
At the time of his death, Sather and his wife were going through couples therapy; he had expressed frustration at his homelife along with his current work (the aforementioned Mr. Ed). On March 3, 2004, after a heated therapy session saw him leave early, Sather called his wife and then shot himself.[8] [9]